Examined whether self-selected roommates showed higher rapport and fewer midyear roommate changes than did randomly assigned roommates. Results from 147 residential college students seemed to indicate that self-selected incoming freshmen roommate pairs were more likely to stay together than were their randomly assigned counterparts. Such…

College freshmen (N=428) completed University Residence Environment Scales. Subjects perceived residence hall environment as reasonably harmonious with their views of ideal. Relationship between student-environment fit and sense of competence suggests that higher sense of competence was associated with perceptions that residence life should…

Examined the relationship between individual temperament and initial adjustment to residential college living. Students (N=70) completed a packet of several questionnaires. Results showed that the temperament dimensions of adaptablity and attention were significantly correlated with affective adjustment measures. (BH)

The 10th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2017) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Optics Velley Kingdom Plaza Hotel, Wuhan, Hubei Province, in China. This years conference features two invited talks by: Dr. Jie Tang, Associate Professor with the Department of Computer…

New freshmen living in dorms during the academic year 1971-72 were compared on several dimensions, depending on the type of dorm in which they lived, in three ways: (1) coed students vs. students in all male or all females dorms; (2) students in high-rise dorms vs. those in low-rise dorms; and (3) students in unlimited visitation hours dorms vs.…

Examined whether freshmen living in residence halls achieve higher grades than nonresidence hall students. Compared mean grade point averages (GPA's) earned at the end of freshman year for 1,302 residence hall students and 740 nonresidence hall students. Results showed freshmen in residence halls achieved higher GPA's than nonresidence hall…

Investigated how various residence hall arrangements affect the academic performance of freshmen (N=1,985) at five liberal arts colleges. Results indicated that freshman academic performance was neither positively nor negatively affected by their placement in single-sex, coed, all-freshman, or freshman and upperclass residence halls. (BL)

Objective: The authors tested a prototype intervention designed to deter alcohol use in residence halls. Participants: Approximately 384 freshmen participated in the study over a 2-year period. Methods: The authors devised a feedback method that assessed residents' blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at night and allowed the readings to be retrieved…

This study examined sense of belonging among a national sample of 2,967 first-year students. Guided by the work of Hurtado and Carter (1997), relationships between several aspects of the college environment and sense of belonging were examined. Findings indicated that African American, Hispanic/Latino, and Asian Pacific American students reported…

The relationship between living environment, gender and both overall adjustment to college and social adjustment in freshmen students was examined in this study. The College Adjustment Scales were administered to 511 freshmen students living in on-campus housing. There were 259 students living in Freshmen Year Experience (FYE) Halls verses 252…

The author describes a counseling-focused Learning Community program for 1st-year college students. It is argued that counseling services can be improved if constructive partnerships are formed among counselors, faculty, and residence life staff. Positive initial assessment data are presented along with suggestions for implementing similar…

Describes and analyzes the communication perspectives of freshman as they adjust to the new environment and their role as university students. Focuses on how their communication perspectives might differ in conjunction with differences in residence arrangements (campus dormitories, greek sororities or fraternity houses, and at home with parents).…

Data show that the first-time freshmen, who were overassigned in residence halls, did no worse than other students concerning grade point average. The peer pressure may have been a motivating force. There was no male/female difference. Data also show no difference in environment perception. (LPG)

Investigated the relationship between specific features of the residence environment and the persistence and performance of Black students. Found race, high school grade point average, family income of roommates, and residing in residences with other Blacks was related to college grade point average for Black female freshmen. (Author/ABL)

In the present study, differences between a group of 69 Arts and Sciences freshmen who participated in a 1-year living-learning residence hall program, and 76 students in a matched control group were evaluated. The LL students, when compared with the control group, were better satisfied with the faculty, thought the campus atmosphere was more…